APA Survey Documents Extent of MH Problems in Military

Bender, Eve

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“…Moreover, as the deployment continues, the at‐home parent may face exhaustion related to their parenting responsibilities, which may impair their ability to parent sensitively. The at‐home parents may also experience high levels of parenting stress, mood issues, and difficulties adjusting to their partner's absence and their new parenting roles (Bender, 2008). These challenges may be particularly problematic for preschool‐aged children who rely on their at‐home parent to help them cope with the changes related to deployment (Paris, DeVoe, Ross, & Acker, 2010), and who have to cope with a long‐term separation from their parent (Lester & Flake, 2013).…”

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The contributions of child–mother attachment, maternal parenting stress, and military status to the prediction of child behavior problems

Tupper

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Deneault

et al. 2020

Infant Mental Health Journal

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Studies show that children with a military parent are at heightened risk of the development of behavior problems. However, there is limited work examining how other factors experienced by military families may also influence behavior problems. In the current study, we recruited three types of Canadian families with a preschooler: families with a deployed military member, families with a nondeployed military member, and nonmilitary families. We examined whether the nonmilitary parent's (in all cases the mother) parenting stress and attachment relationship with the child are associated with behavior problems, and whether deployment status further contributes to the prediction. Child-mother dyads participated in an observed attachment assessment, and mothers reported on their stress levels and their child's behavior. Results showed that both child attachment insecurity and parenting stress were associated with elevated levels of internalizing problems; however, only parenting stress was associated with conduct problems. Military deployment predicted higher levels of internalizing and conduct problems beyond the contributions of attachment and stress. Furthermore, having a father in the military (whether deployed or not) also contributed to internalizing problems. These findings shed light on how the military lifestyle impacts early childhood mental health through the complex interplay between various parts of their environment. K E Y W O R D S attachment, behavior problems, deployment, military, parenting stress 1 PREDICTION OF CHILD BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS Global conflicts such as the recent one in Afghanistan have contributed to an increase in the military deployment of Canadian Armed Forces personnel during the past few decades. Given the challenges that a long-term separation from a parent brings forward, scholars have been preoccupied with the potential detrimental effects of military deployment on children. Notably, they found that parental deployment may be a threat to early childhood mental health, notably by increasing the prevalence of internalizing and externalizing problems (Moeller, Culler, Hamilton, Aronson, & Perkins, 2015). However, past research neglected to consider whether deployment in itself predicts behavioral problems, or if other changes related to deployment (e.g., changes experienced by the at-home parent; Flittner O'Grady, Whiteman, Cardin, & MacDermid Wadsworth, 2018) may explain the higher prevalence of behavioral problems among children with a deployed parent. In the current study, we sought to address

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Section: Prediction Of Child Behavior Problemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The contributions of child–mother attachment, maternal parenting stress, and military status to the prediction of child behavior problems

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Deneault

et al. 2020

Infant Mental Health Journal

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“…National Guard and Reserve Component troops and their families often face added challenges associated with geographic dispersion, including greater isolation and reduced access to services. During deployment, nondeployed parents report high levels of parenting stress, mood symptoms, and adjustment difficulties (Bender, 2008). Reunification also poses challenges, including both the normative task of re-establishing relationships, roles, and routines, as well as the potentially necessary accommodation to service-related injuries-both physical and psychological.…”

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Fathering after Military Deployment: Parenting Challenges and Goals of Fathers of Young Children

Walsh¹,

Dayton²,

Erwin³

et al. 2014

Health & Social Work

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Although often eagerly anticipated, reunification after deployment poses challenges for families, including adjusting to the parent-soldier's return, re-establishing roles and routines, and the potentially necessary accommodation to combat-related injuries or psychological effects. Fourteen male service members, previously deployed to a combat zone, parent to at least one child under seven years of age, were interviewed about their relationships with their young children. Principles of grounded theory guided data analysis to identify key themes related to parenting young children after deployment. Participants reported significant levels of parenting stress and identified specific challenges, including difficulty reconnecting with children, adapting expectations from military to family life, and coparenting. Fathers acknowledged regret about missing an important period in their child's development and indicated a strong desire to improve their parenting skills. They described a need for support in expressing emotions, nurturing, and managing their tempers. Results affirm the need for support to military families during reintegration and demonstrate that military fathers are receptive to opportunities to engage in parenting interventions. Helping fathers understand their children's behavior in the context of age-typical responses to separation and reunion may help them to renew parent-child relationships and reengage in optimal parenting of their young children.

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“…Military families display remarkable resilience despite the many challenges they face, and yet the normative stresses associated with managing parenting roles across the deployment cycle can lead many families to struggle (Dayton, Walsh, Muzik, Erwin, & Rosenblum, ; Lincoln, Swift, & Shorteno‐Fraser, ). When one parent deploys, the nondeployed parent is more likely to report high levels of parenting stress, mood symptoms, and adjustment difficulties (Bender, ). Reunification also poses challenges, including reestablishing relationships, roles, and routines as well as potentially necessary accommodation to injuries or psychological impacts.…”

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Strong Military Families Intervention Enhances Parenting Reflectivity and Representations in Families With Young Children

Julian

Muzik

Kees

et al. 2017

Infant Mental Health Journal

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Military families face many challenges due to deployment and parental separation, and this can be especially difficult for families with young children. The Strong Military Families (SMF) intervention is for military families with young children, and consists of two versions: the Multifamily Group, and a Home-based psychoeducational written materials program. The Multifamily Group was designed to enhance positive parenting through both educational components and in vivo feedback and support during separations and reunions between parents and children (n = 78 parents). In the present study, we examine parenting reflectivity and mental representations in mothers versus fathers in military families, service members versus civilian spouses/parenting partners, and before versus after participation in the SMF Multifamily Group and Home-based interventions. Parenting reflectivity and mental representations were coded from the Working Model of the Child Interview (WMCI; C.H. Zeanah & D. Benoit, 1995). Results suggest that neither parenting reflectivity nor WMCI typology differs between mothers and fathers in military families, or between service members and civilian parenting partners. Furthermore, there was substantial stability in parenting reflectivity and WMCI typology from baseline to posttest, but participation in the Multifamily Group, relative to Home-based, was associated with improvements in both parenting reflectivity and WMCI ratings from baseline to postintervention. Keywords: military families, parenting reflectivity, interventionRESUMEN: Las familias militares enfrentan muchos retos debido a las distantes asignaciones de servicio y la separación de los padres, lo cual puede ser específicamente difícil para familias con niños pequeños. La intervención Familias Militares Fuertes (SMF) es para familias militares con niños pequeños y consta de dos versiones: un Grupo Múltiple de Familias y un programa sicoeducativo de materiales escritos con base en casa. El Grupo Múltiple de Familias se diseñó para mejorar la crianza positiva tanto a través de componentes educativos como de reacciones y apoyo en vivo durante las separaciones y reuniones entre padres y niños (n = 78 padres). En el presente estudio, examinamos el poder de reflexión sobre la crianza y las representaciones mentales en mamás vs. papás en familias militares, miembros del servicio militar vs. cónyuges civiles/parejas conyugales en la crianza, y antes vs. después de la participación en el Grupo Múltiple de Familias SMF y en las intervenciones con base en casa. El poder de reflexión sobre la crianza y las representaciones mentales se codificaron usando el Modelo de Trabajo de la Entrevista del Niño -WMCI-(Zeanah y Benoit, 1995). Los resultados sugieren que ni el poder de reflexión ni la tipología del WMCI difieren entre mamás y papás en familias militares, o entre miembros del servicio militar y sus parejas conyugales civiles en la crianza. Es más, se dio una estabilidad de importancia en el poder de reflexión y la tipología WMCI entre el p...

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APA Survey Documents Extent of MH Problems in Military

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The contributions of child–mother attachment, maternal parenting stress, and military status to the prediction of child behavior problems

The contributions of child–mother attachment, maternal parenting stress, and military status to the prediction of child behavior problems

Fathering after Military Deployment: Parenting Challenges and Goals of Fathers of Young Children

Strong Military Families Intervention Enhances Parenting Reflectivity and Representations in Families With Young Children

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